Page v. State

GIVAN, Justice.

A trial by jury resulted in the conviction of appellant of Murder, for which he received a sentence of sixty (60) years, and Battery, a Class C felony, for which he *895received a sentence of eight (8) years, the sentences to run consecutively.

The facts are: For a period of several days, the appellant and the victim, who were both students at Logansport High School, had been feuding with each making threats of violence against the other. On April 15, 1991, Shane Bodell, the decedent in this case, entered the school parking lot with his friend Matthew Clothier in Clothier’s truck.…